1934 39ft McBryde Fifty-Fifty Ketch – GLENGOUR – SOLD
Mark Cameron Yachts are delighted to announce the successful sale of the 1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’.
Striking with a distinctive silhouette, the Fifty Fifty Ketch — a phrase coined by the yacht designer W.G. McBryde — has been attracting the admiration of Scottish sailors for over 90 years. McBryde, though not one of the most famous Scottish yacht designers of his era, was well-established as a designer of traditional power and sailing craft. Built for the family who owned the Gleniffer Marine Engine Manufacturing Company in Glasgow, the yacht was launched under the name GLENIFFER before reverting to the original intended name, GLENGOUR.
Purchased by the present owners in 2001, both highly experienced with wooden yachts, GLENGOUR has benefited from extensive re-fitting, refinishing, and sympathetic modernisation over the past 25 years. All work has been carried out to the highest standards, with an attention to detail rarely seen in a commercially restored vessel. A comprehensive history file accompanies the boat including the original lines plans. This remarkable piece of Scottish maritime history is now seeking her next custodian. Handed over to her new owner lying on her mooring in Crinan GLENGOUR will remain in Crinan for a few weeks before making passage south, by sea to her new home port in Brighton Marina where she will become a familiar sight at the classic yacht regattas along the south coast and in France.
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
DESIGNER’S COMMENTS:
‘Considering this craft as a sailing yacht, her sail spread is not large, but it is very efficient and one that is exceptionally easy to handle. She is able to go to windward and remarkably fast for a vessel of this type. Her firm bilges give good stability. The hull is a good compromise and excellent accommodation for four persons has been planned. Wheel steering is arranged in the companion deckhouse, and a tiller aft for use when under sail’
W.G. McBryde, ‘Forty Designs of Motor and Sailing Yachts’
A full copy of this book is included within the Glengour historical archive.
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’
1934 39′ McBryde ‘Fifty-Fifty’ Ketch ‘GLENGOUR’